E. Clay Shaw Jr.
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Eugene Clay Shaw Jr. (born April 19 1939) is an American politician who has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1981, representing the 22nd District of Florida (see[map]).
He was born in Miami, Florida, was educated at Stetson University in DeLand, Florida and the University of Alabama, and was a lawyer, prosecutor, judge and city commissioner in Fort Lauderdale, Florida 1971-1973 and mayor of Fort Lauderdale, Florida 1975-1980 before entering the House.
He is a member of the Florida Bar Association and the U.S. Conference of Mayors. Representative Shaw is the second most senior Republican on the Ways and Means committee.
In 2005, he became the chairman of the Ways and Means subcommittee on Trade. From 1999 until his rise to Chairman of the Trade Subcommittee, he was as Chairman of the Social Security Subcommittee. From 1995 to 1998, Shaw chaired the Human Resources subcommittee. Shaw is on the International Conservation Caucus, where he sits as one of four chairmen.
He has also been chairman of the Florida delegation since 1996. He is on the Congressional Arts Caucus, Congressional Fire Services Caucus, Congressional Narcotics Abuse and Control Caucus, Congressional Social Security Caucus, Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus, Friends of Ireland, Law Enforcement Caucus, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus. He is also the co-chair of the following Congressional Boating Caucus, Congressional Coastal Caucus, and International Conservation Caucus.
He also held the position of US special ambassador to Papua New Guinea. Shaw was a recipient of former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay's ARMPAC campaign contributions. To date, Shaw has not offered to return any of the $30,020 he received, despite calls from Democrats to do so (see[link]).
He is running for re-election in 2006 against Democratic challenger Ron Klein.
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| Florida Congressional Delegation currently serving in the United States Congress | |
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| Senators : | Bill Nelson (D), Mel Martinez (R) |
| Representative(s) : | Jeff Miller (R), Allen Boyd (D), Corrine Brown (D), Ander Crenshaw (R), Ginny Brown-Waite (R), Cliff Stearns (R), John Mica (R), Ric Keller (R), Michael Bilirakis (R), Bill Young (R), Jim Davis (D), Adam Putnam (R), Katherine Harris (R), Connie Mack IV (R), Dave Weldon (R), Mark Foley (R), Kendrick Meek (D), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R), Robert Wexler (D), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D), Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R), E. Clay Shaw Jr. (R), Alcee Hastings (D), Tom Feeney (R), Mario Diaz-Balart (R) |
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